DeviceType

Classification of networking devices. Common types include ROUTER, SWITCH, and FIREWALL.

Options

name	description
CONTROLLER	Device for orchestrating network functions.
ENCRYPTOR	Synthetic device that encapsulates traffic in an IPSEC tunnel.
FIREWALL	Device that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic.
INTERNET	Synthetic device representing access to the Internet.
INTRANET	Synthetic device representing access to another intranet network.
L2_VPN	Synthetic device that is an extension of a L2 broadcast domain over the WAN. Emulates a distributed virtual bridge that brings all access circuits into a single broadcast domain. An L2_VPN device is also called an L2 transport service.
L3_VPN	Synthetic device that models a Service Provider Layer-3 VPN MPLS network without the need to collect from the Provider Edge (PE) and Provider (P) routers. An L3_VPN device is also called an L3 transport service.
LOAD_BALANCER	Device for balancing traffic across multiple wide-area networks.
MISSING_PEER	Synthetic device that models traffic ignored by other synthetic devices.
OTHER	Catch-all value for any device whose type is not mapped to any other (known) category.
ROUTER	Device that forwards data packets between networks (at layer 3).
SD_WAN	Device for enabling sofware-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs).
SWITCH	Device that switches frames (at layer 2).
WAN_CIRCUIT	Synthetic device that models point-to-point L2 connections; essentially a bridge that allows each side of the connection to have different VLANs.
WAN_OPTIMIZER	Device for optimizing traffic across wide-area networks (WANs).
WIFI_ACCESS_POINT	Wireless access point.

Used by

network → devices → platform → deviceType

See also

Data model path

• network: Network
  • devices: List<Device>
    • platform: Platform
      • deviceType: DeviceType